Full Text of SR1543 98th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of Thelma M. Wians, formerly of Chicago, who | 4 | | passed away on October 12, 2014; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Thelma Wians was born in South Dakota on March 25, | 6 | | 1920 to Herbert and Bertha (nee Gunderson) Swedlund; she | 7 | | married Warren August Wians in Chicago on November 15, 1945; | 8 | | and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Thelma Wians and her husband raised their family | 10 | | in Chicago, and, in 2001, they moved to the Sun City Huntley | 11 | | retirement community in Huntley; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Thelma Wians was an avid Scrabble player and was a | 13 | | member of the Sun City Scrabble Club and Trinity Lutheran | 14 | | Church in Huntley; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Thelma Wians was preceded in death by her parents; | 16 | | her husband, Warren; a son, James Warren Wians; 4 brothers; and | 17 | | 3 sisters; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Thelma Wians is survived by her children, Peggy | 19 | | Altmeyer, Pamela Lanteri, David (Demetria) Wians, and Donna | 20 | | (Jeannette Hatcher) Wians; 10 grandchildren; and 7 |
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| 1 | | great-grandchildren; therefore, be it
| 2 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 3 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 4 | | Thelma M. Wians, and extend our sincere condolences to her | 5 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | 6 | | further
| 7 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 8 | | presented to the family of Thelma Wians as an expression of our | 9 | | deepest sympathy.
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